Murder at Midnight (1931)

overview : Wealthy Mr. Kennedy shoots his secretary, Channing, during a parlor game, but it turns out the gun was loaded with real bullets. Luckily, criminologist Phillip Montrose is on hand to help the police. When Kennedy quickly ends up dead as well, the police think it's a tidy murder-suicide, but the family lawyer knows of a letter that voiced Kennedy's suspicions about someone who was out to get him. Soon, the cops are on the trail of a ruthless and clever killer who is one step ahead of even Montrose.

Release Date : Sep 01, 1931

Runtime : 1h 9m

Genre : Mystery  

Companies : Tiffany Productions

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : card game, pre-code, police inspector, palor game